Hand-Made Sushi

I have been wanting to make sushi ever since Bianca and her family had such a success with trying it over Christmas break. So finally, during our weekly dinner with our friends Emma and Erin we gave it a shot. It was actually really fun, laughing at each as the rolls fell apart all over the place. We sort of ate the whole roll like a burrito, without slicing it at all, it was hilarious. Bianca certainly had the upper hand and the rest of us needed serious help throughout the rolling up process. Once you get the hang of it though, it's not that bad.

What you'll need:
-brown rice, cooked with a little bit more water because it needs to be sticky
-a bowl of water to dip your hands in with working with the rice
-sushi maker, we used a magazine inside of a big zip lock bag, We get creative, I know :)
-a sharp knife to slice the sushi rolls into pieces
-plenty of julienned veggies, we used carrots, bell peppers, and cucumbers
-lots of avocado!
-freshly pickled ginger
-dipping sauce, we used Bragg's, tamari or soy would work also
-chop sticks, we'll we tried to use them :)
-seaweed paper

To make sushi:
STEP 1: Place seaweed on top of your sushi-maker. Layer a good amount of rice on top of the seaweed, spreading evenly. The rice needs to go to the sides of the seaweed but leave about an inch at the top.
STEP 2: Layer the vegetables and the avocado on top of the rice, all the way to the sides again.
STEP 3: Now, this is the tricky part. Wet the last inch of the seaweed that doesn't have rice. Grabbing the end of the rice paper closest to you with your sushi maker, fold over and attempt to land directly where the rice ends and inch before the end of seaweed. You need that last inch of the seaweed to roll over the sushi and stick to the outside, securely holding it together. It's going to feel awkward but in order to do this you simply continue rolling and rolling with the sushi maker. Un-roll and wallah!

This is really fun to do with friends!
<3 Dani